The school year ended for Carlton Thomas on Tuesday, but his education is just beginning.

One of the top super backs on the West Virginia board, the 5-foot-7, 160 pounder already has been offered by the Mountaineers, Southern Cal, Auburn and Notre Dame. At 17, some think he is actually shiftier than prize 5-star recruit Noel Devine. As a junior, Thomas rushed 170 times for 2,283 yards (13.5 average) and 28 touchdowns.

He said on Tuesday that head coach Brad Metheny and he would be taking a tour of college campuses in June. It is a visitation process that will take them to Morgantown, Auburn, Clemson and Arkansas.